Researchers from NetQin Tech. are reporting on a newly discovered mobile malware variant (Transmitter.C) distributed through a modified version of legitimate mobile application. Upon execution, the malware attempts to automatically spread by sending hundreds of SMS messages linking to a web site where a copy of it (sexySpace.sisx) can be found.
NetQuin’s CEO, Dr. Lin Yu provided more insight into the nature of the malware, its financial implications for the infected user, as well as thoughts on the future of mobile malware.
As a foreign variant of previous erotic short message virus (Transmitter.A), this virus camouflages in a normal…

Thousands of websites have been hit by fast-moving exploit code that installs a cocktail of nasty malware on visitors’ computers by targeting a previously unknown vulnerability in some versions of Internet Explorer.
The compromised websites link to a series of servers that exploit a zero-day vulnerability in an IE component that processes media. The vulnerability affects those using the XP and 2003 versions of Windows, Microsoft warned in advisory 972890.
“An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user,” company security representatives wrote. “When using Internet Explorer, code execution is remote…

Samsung released a new monitor in Korea, the LED based SyncMaster XL2370. It’s a 20.1” monitor with a Full HD resolution, Samsung’s TOC or Touch Of Color, a stunning 500,000:1 contrast ratio and a 2ms response time. The XL2370 is sold in there for €281.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the number one worldwide brand for LCD displays, today announced the Samsung XL2370, a new LED monitor featuring cutting-edge technology and a “finger-slim” design.

The Samsung XL2370 is Samsung’s highest performance display and the first to incorporate LED technology, giving the model a super-slim profile and significant energy-saving benefits.
The…

We have earlier covered the rumors and indications of a 3rd generation iPod Touch to hit the market later this year, and now more rumors are surfacing regarding the technical features of the 3rd gen iPod Touch, including possible digital camera and low-power 802.11n faster wireless internet connection.
According to Appleinsider a recent Apple job listing where they were looking for a camera project manager there are clear references to the camera project going across both the iPhone and the iPod Touch. A new digital camera would clearly bring the iPod Touch into a new market, as depending on…

Exploiting a bug in the way iPhones parse SMS messages, the principal analyst at Independent Security Evaluators has demonstrated how to crash a part of the phone that allows him to temporarily disconnect the device from the network. He’s still trying to figure out if the vulnerability will allow him to remotely execute code, a feat that would allow attackers to do much more nefarious things, including sending malicious commands to monitor the phone’s location or turn on its microphone so it becomes a remote bugging device.
“I can definitely make the thing crash,” Miller said. “I have still…

MSI-X340-021U
Weighing just 2.8 pounds but loaded with storage space, memory and power-saving features, the MSI X340-021US laptop is one of the first notebooks to feature the new Intel CULV Intel Core 2 Solo SU3500 processor, which uses 1/6th the power of a regular mobile CPU–significantly increasing performance-per-watt over previous single-core processors. It also offers a 13.4-inch HD 16:9 Theater Display LCD and an HDMI port for single-cable output of high-definition audio and video to an external HDTV or monitor.The most unique feature of the X340 is its size–0.24 inches at its thinnest point, 0.79 inches at its thickest,…

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An intruder has compromised a WordPress server and added a remote control tool to downloadable versions of the widely used blogging software.
The breach happened last week and was discovered on Friday, WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg wrote on the WordPress Web site.
“Long story short: If you downloaded WordPress 2.1.1 within the past three to four days, your files may include a security exploit that was added by a cracker, and you should upgrade all of your files to 2.1.2 immediately,” Mullenweg wrote. He did not say how the attacker breached the WordPress system.
The WordPress team learned of…